The best part about reading children's books from the 70s is how
authors manage to sneak in messages about girls' lib, divorce, and
alternative lifestyles amid a sea of harvest gold and avocado green.
And if you've never appreciated the lovely comforts of a shag-rug nap,
while contemplating your parents' EST circle, then I venture
you're probably not yet looking up the nosehairs at 40, you sly boots,
nor have you likely heard of children's books like "Ira Sleeps Over," about a boy who goes for a slumber party and finally admits to still needing his teddy bear for a good night's sleep.
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